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  1. Vanquish products lockouts arrived today....nice kit yeah....worth the money,probably not.

    1. Noj

      Noj

      Which begs the question as to why no-one in the UK is producing parts such as these? Not as if crawlerzzzzzzzz aren't popular over here???

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      I guess it's tooling costs,know from experiences previously trying to have certain watch parts manufactured over here the apathy and lack of enthusiasm to do a paid job is ridiculous .

  2. Feeling brave,might have a bid on a 1:1 car on EBay ,hope its as described,never bought a car unseen before.

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    2. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      Bought a bike on eBay, was exactly as described, bid before I viewed, all was well.

    3. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Dithering a bit,in its favour the seller has been brutally honest and its a sub grand jeep for a winter hack/toy so not life changing if it goes wrong really.

    4. RCbutcher

      RCbutcher

      Ill buy a car off ebay but only private sellers and view it. Theres good cars on ther with papers behind them. But too many hobby sellers too with less than 10 sales but half a dozen cars for sale. Avoid those ones lol.

  3. After a few months lay off the hobby,I fancy another car,

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    2. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Just but a set of screws from a U.S. chop shop, got a whole set from a stripped roller for about

    3. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      A set of Imperial hexes is a couple of quid lol, you've got them forever then as well... I think most people have both though.

    4. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Thanks for the suggestions so far,have all the tools and also a full set of electrics suitable for a roller if need be.Fancy a Losi as I love the build quality,considered a HPI Flux buggy but not keen on HPI from past experience,don't want petrol been there done that and never enjoyed it.

  4. Does anybody have or have a link to a pir of spot lamps for the Tamiya Roughrider? Can't seem to find any on Fleabay.

    1. RCbutcher

      RCbutcher

      you could make some up mayb axial pods would be in scale. or savage 1/8 pods modded if there over sized.

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Thanks but its an original and I'd like to get some original or rerelease for it to keep it looking standard .

  5. Is it me or is the Axial linkage kit a total pig to work out from the instructions?

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Just copy the shape of the stock links?

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Think that's the route I'm gonna go,link lengths need to be modded anyway.Instructions are real sh**e

  6. Off for a few days tomorrow,which RC to take? Monster jam or slash 4x4?

    1. sean-vrs
    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Lol boot space says one only.

    3. (-:AD:-)

      (-:AD:-)

      put it on someones lap!

  7. Really pleased bought an original rough rider,my very 1st rc car and the one that started the journey up till now..Let the restoration begin.

  8. What would a slightly rough but all there Tamiya Rough rider be worth,one owner from new,needs a front suspension mount and the shell may need replacing?

  9. Where's my wheels! Hope they turn up tomorrow.

  10. Genuine axial full link kit turned up for the Scx10 today,looking forward to fitting it up.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Chop chop and get to it ;)

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Nah busy day today,so gonna chill and take care of it in the next couple of days.

  11. Fettled and resurrected all my cars,now bored.

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    2. b19jas

      b19jas

      Pulled your trousers back up now then?

    3. tom's rc

      tom's rc

      what item was it and how much did you pay?

    4. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Lol at b19jas,its a set of Gearhead egr wheels and a proline interior,wasn't cheap to start with,gotta lot dearer now lol.

  12. Damn...captured by customs on my gearhead wheels,awaiting charges to come through....but got away with the proline shocks..win some lose some.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Hope it ain't too much mate

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Yea same here lol

    3. Pistonhead

      Pistonhead

      My wheels went through no problems, with full value declared on the packaging :)

  13. 1st boot sale of the year and picked up a near mint Tamiya mondeo touring car.

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    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      This was on a field and the rain held off until just now,keep looking at it and reckon it must've been a shelf queen as hardly a mark on it even underneath ,yes it was a very good price.

    3. lel-95

      lel-95

      im jealous, the FF01 mondeo is high on my wishlist

    4. RCbutcher

      RCbutcher

      I haven't seen a carboot for years Donington market was the last one I went to but its not so much a boot sale more like back of the lorry sale. Still the burgers was good.

  14. Irok mud swampers arrived....just gotta wait for the wheels to put them on now.

  15. Interco irok 1.55's ordered today....think I'm developing a wheel and tyre fetish.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Nice, I love the Irok Super Swampers on my Wraith

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Have got the MT Baja claws on my 1.9s and they're a massive improvement over the standards,hopefully these will perform as well.

  16. Got to order some tyres tomorrow,do I go for the interco iroks,,or the new mickey Thompson MTZ.?.

    1. mini-z-awd

      mini-z-awd

      if its the baja mtz i wouldnt bother there not that good i had a set for about three weeks used them twice and sold them on as they had no grip i would go irok or swamper either set is way better. i have the swampers on my scx10 and they work really good my mate has the irok and they work good aswell

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      That's helpful thanks,was also looking at the swampers.

    3. mini-z-awd

      mini-z-awd

      heres a quick pics showing the 1.9 super swampers in the middle the left ones is a 1.9 flat iron and the right one is a 2.2 rock lizard the mtz is roughly the same size as the flat iron http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh14/boohoo_2008/scx10/S6300026-Copy_zps9e46c3ff.jpg

  17. Gearhead ENK 1.55 wheels ordered for my Cherokee scaler,getting excited.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      From RPP?

    2. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Yea you know ;-))

    3. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      Dam fine lookin rims

  18. Looks like the missus is out of a job,and with her health its unlikely she will get another,things ain't gonna be good.

    1. Noj

      Noj

      Harsh news fella :(

  19. Fancy some retail therapy,new wheels for the rubicon perhaps.

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    2. RCbutcher
    3. RCbutcher

      RCbutcher

      $150 lol

      https://store.rc4wd.com/Low-Boyz-22-Weighted-Pendulum-Beadlock-Wheel_p_105.html

      Hobbyking have some great looking wheels especially for on roads I saw a set like old 4 spoke escort rims at $3 crazy.

    4. Thorpey69

      Thorpey69

      Always worth spending some time looking around for alternatives.

  20. Struggling to not order the BGR Fabrications front bumper for my SCX10.

  21. Ordered a new shell for my SCX10 today,looking forward to getting some paint and LED's on it.

  22. A sick dog and being be screwed by the French ,what a wonderful day!

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    2. Bonez

      Bonez

      hahaha what about arm pits like the amazon?

    3. barnetbasher

      barnetbasher

      full of muddy water and crocs ? :o

    4. Bonez

      Bonez

      have a dive in and find out...

  23. Scampi and chips with plenty of salt n vinegar and a sachet of tartare sauce...does life get any better? Have I peaked?

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    2. Noj

      Noj

      Chicken tikka madras, boiled rice, chappatis and a portion of fries! Full to the max ;)

    3. barnetbasher

      barnetbasher

      steak..chips...diane sauce..red wine...I win

    4. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      Had the same for my tea, washed down with a pretty strong Tia Maria and Pepsi lol, feeling pretty happy right now :P

  24. Cadburys cream eggs,one just ain't enough.

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    2. JimmyTheDinosaur

      JimmyTheDinosaur

      Doing the brownies tuesday, thank you Deejay!

    3. MugenSeiki

      MugenSeiki

      pls donate egg to me, k. thx.

    4. jony nitro

      jony nitro

      the 3 pack easy,mmm

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